Since the pandemic, federal student loan borrowers have been mostly protected from the harshest consequences of defaulting.

After a nearly three-year freeze on mandatory payments, the U.S. Department of Education is phasing out its lenient approach ...

The Department of Education says it’s getting ready to restart collections on federal student loans that are in default. The ...

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon explained the U.S. Department of Education’s ...

After a 30-day notice, the department will begin garnishing wages for borrowers in default. Loan holders who don't make ...

The Department of Education will soon begin collecting defaulted federal student loans and garnishing wages. Borrowers ...

Some borrowers who are behind on payments might see money withheld from wages, tax refunds and Social Security benefits. Here ...

Borrowers in default could see their wages garnished or Social Security benefits seized. Here’s what you need to know.

Starting next month, the Education Department says student loans that are in default will be referred for collections.

Millions of borrowers in default on their student loans also could have their tax refunds and Social Security benefits ...

Languages: English More than 40 million Americans hold federal student loans, and over 10 percent are believed to be in default. The return of federal student loan payments has led to spikes in ...

A new internal memo from the CFPB told employees to "deprioritize" student loans and medical debt. It said that the focus of the CFPB will shift from supervision of companies to giving money back ...